Walnut Canyon National Monument

Walnut Canyon National Monument is a United States National Monument located about 10 miles southeast of downtown Flagstaff, Arizona. The canyon rim elevation is 6,690 ft, and the canyon's floor is 350 ft lower. A 0.9 mi long loop trail descends 185 ft into the canyon, passing 25 cliff dwelling rooms constructed by the Sinagua, a pre-Columbian cultural group that lived in Walnut Canyon from about 1100 to 1250 AD. The monument preserves some of the Southwest's earliest history, with incredible cliff dwellings that are shockingly intact. The park service advises that hikers do not fully enter the cliff dwellings to help preserve them for future generations. The area has a diverse plant life, with over 387 different plant species, and is home to various animal species. Visitors can explore the canyon and its dwellings, and there are trails for tourists to get a close view of the dwellings